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Kate Middleton Wins Injunction Banning Publication of Topless Photos in France

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Kate Middleton and Prince William have won their first legal battle against the outlets publishing topless photos of the Duchess.

A French court has granted an injunction that bans the publication and distribution of the controversial pictures in France, and ordered Closer magazine — which first ran with the paparazzi shots of Middleton sunbathing — to hand over the originals within 24 hours or face a daily fine of 10,000 euros.

In its ruling, the court called the photos a “brutal display” of the royal couple’s private life.

“These snapshots which showed the intimacy of a couple, partially naked on the terrace of a private home, surrounded by a park several hundred meters from a public road, and being able to legitimately assume that they are protected from passers-by, are by nature particularly intrusive,” reads the written judgment.

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Kate and William are said to be pleased with the decision.

“They welcome the injunction that’s been granted,” said a royal source. “They always believed the law was broken and that they were entitled to their privacy.”

The battle is far from over, however, as the injunction only covers France — and only the pictures that have already been published; tabloid editors have hinted at the existence of even more invasive shots.

Meanwhile, prosecutors are deciding whether to formally charge the photographer and his buyers with a crime.

The royals filed a criminal complaint in France on Monday.

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  • smitty55

    Words have power. I applaud the way Prince William stood up for his wife against the tabloids. The tabloids are out of control. His dear mother might be alive if the someone stood up or at least stood beside her when she to battle the press everyday. He is what I call a real man.

  • OnlyYou

    Right. And Just Like His Father he continues to see Ms. Craig. He is a real man.
    Love the clinched fist…like saying don’t even think about holding my hand. Wake up World! Just a Show.

  • RUReady4Justice

    Oh how wonderful…So everytime a woman has to adjust her breast’s at a street light in a private moment in her vehicle for what ever her private reason’s are, and any of her breast slips out she will win an injuction on her invasion of privacy as the cameras roll…at least in France anyway.

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